Fall Term at MEDIT

This fall term, MEDIT will bring together diverse perspectives on modernity, decoloniality, cosmic and nonhuman piety in Islam, Turkish political thought, Mexican muralism, and Sino-Islamic thought.

Join us at Süleymaniye Salis Madrasa for stimulating conversations, fresh perspectives, and intellectual exchange with distinguished scholars from Türkiye and around the world. We look forward to welcoming you!

20 October 2026, 14:00 — Imposing Modernity in the Global South: Studies of Coloniality and Decoloniality in Muslim Societies and States

Dr. Omer Awass  | Open Academy for the Study of Islamic Spirituality (OASIS)

3 November 2026, 14:00 — Cosmic and Animal Piety: Ibn Barraǧān’s (d. 536/1141) Vision of the Natural World
Asst. Prof. Florence Ollivry |  Ibn Haldun University

10 November 2026, 14:00 — Islamist Political Thought in Turkey
Prof. Michelangelo Guida | Istanbul Medeniyet University

1 December 2026, 14:00 — The Harmonious Unity: Liu Zhi’s Sino-Islamic Interpretation of the Five-Fold Path
Asst. Prof. Naoki Yamamoto | The International Islamic University of Science and Technology – Türkiye

8 December 2026, 14:00 — Icons of International Science and Power in Mexican Muralism
Assoc. Prof. Parsifal Islas Morales |  National Autonomous University of Mexico